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Latest NewsenPaul Bauer Funeral: Thousands Of Policemen, Residents Mourn Fallen Chicago Commander [Photos]http://www.ibtimes.com/paul-bauer-funeral-thousands-policemen-residents-mourn-fallen-chicago-commander-2654807
Commander Paul Bauer, the high-ranking Chicago police officer who was killed in the line of duty near Thompson Center on Feb. 13, was laid to rest Saturday.
Thousands gathered at the Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church at 10 a.m. local time (11 a.m. EST) to pay their respects to the fallen soldier, where a 2-hour funeral service was held for Bauer, ABC 7 reported. http://www.ibtimes.com/paul-bauer-funeral-thousands-policemen-residents-mourn-fallen-chicago-commander-2654807Sun, 18 Feb 2018 01:03:36 -0500Nikolas Cruz Abused Mother And Was Violent At Home, Police Records Revealhttp://www.ibtimes.com/nikolas-cruz-abused-mother-was-violent-home-police-records-reveal-2654800
Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz’s mother used to call police authorities, years before the shooting incident, seeking help to contain Cruz’s threats and his violent and self-destructive behavior, according to police documents. http://www.ibtimes.com/nikolas-cruz-abused-mother-was-violent-home-police-records-reveal-2654800Sun, 18 Feb 2018 00:50:11 -0500LG G6 Successor ‘Judy’ With 6.1-Inch Display Debuting In Junehttp://www.ibtimes.com/lg-g6-successor-judy-61-inch-display-debuting-june-2654779
According to a new report, LG’s upcoming flagship and successor to last year’s G6 will likely debut in June. The device is also believed to be packing a much larger screen than its predecessor’s 5.7-inch display.http://www.ibtimes.com/lg-g6-successor-judy-61-inch-display-debuting-june-2654779Sat, 17 Feb 2018 23:04:30 -0500Google Maps Update: New Road Closures Reports, Packed Mass Transit Warning Uncoveredhttp://www.ibtimes.com/google-maps-update-new-road-closures-reports-packed-mass-transit-warning-uncovered-2654771
The team behind Google Maps appears to be working on new features and some minor cosmetic changes for the app. A teardown of v9.72 beta apparently uncovers several changes that will come with the latest update.http://www.ibtimes.com/google-maps-update-new-road-closures-reports-packed-mass-transit-warning-uncovered-2654771Sat, 17 Feb 2018 23:00:14 -0500BlackBerry Priv 2: Patent Details Unique Camera Setuphttp://www.ibtimes.com/blackberry-priv-2-patent-details-unique-camera-setup-2654759
If a new BlackBerry patent is to be believed, TCL — currently the owner of BlackBerry Mobile — could be working on a successor to 2015’s Priv. The leaked document apparently details information about a new handset that has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard just like the BlackBerry Priv.http://www.ibtimes.com/blackberry-priv-2-patent-details-unique-camera-setup-2654759Sat, 17 Feb 2018 22:56:12 -0500Teachers Plan Nationwide Gun Violence Walkout After Florida School Shootinghttp://www.ibtimes.com/teachers-plan-nationwide-gun-violence-walkout-after-florida-school-shooting-2654713
Teachers are planning to stage nationwide walkouts in response to Wednesday's shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.http://www.ibtimes.com/teachers-plan-nationwide-gun-violence-walkout-after-florida-school-shooting-2654713Sat, 17 Feb 2018 17:13:22 -0500Two Friends Stack-Up Underneath Coat To Enter 'Black Panther' With One Tickethttp://www.ibtimes.com/two-friends-stack-underneath-coat-enter-black-panther-one-ticket-2654703
“Black Panther” movie tickets are at a premium on opening weekend, as the newest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is poised to break box office records. As such, it figures that people will try anything to get into what some are calling one of the greatest comic book movies ever made.http://www.ibtimes.com/two-friends-stack-underneath-coat-enter-black-panther-one-ticket-2654703Sat, 17 Feb 2018 16:45:36 -0500Twitter Instigators Claim Black People Assaulting Them At 'Blank Panther' Screeningshttp://www.ibtimes.com/twitter-instigators-claim-black-people-assaulting-them-blank-panther-screenings-2654689
Racist trolls have taken to Twitter to accuse black moviegoers of assaulting them at "Blank Panther" screenings.
Disney-Marvel Studios' "Black Panther," which stars Chadwick Boseman alongside the likes of Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong'o, was intended to be a cultural milestone for the superhero film genre. However, some tweets from seemingly racist Twitter users are attempting to perpetuate divergence by using images of assault victims and alleging that the injuries depicted surfaced from apparent attacks at "Black Panther" screenings.http://www.ibtimes.com/twitter-instigators-claim-black-people-assaulting-them-blank-panther-screenings-2654689Sat, 17 Feb 2018 16:31:44 -0500McDonald's Gives Away 75,000 Free McChickens As Customer Appreciationhttp://www.ibtimes.com/mcdonalds-gives-away-75000-free-mcchickens-customer-appreciation-2654693
The popular worldwide fast food chain McDonald's offered up more than 75,000 free McChicken sandwiches to its customers in Saudi Arabia stores on Feb. 6 as part of a customer appreciation campaign.http://www.ibtimes.com/mcdonalds-gives-away-75000-free-mcchickens-customer-appreciation-2654693Sat, 17 Feb 2018 15:53:55 -0500Mother Jailed For Baptizing Daughter Despite Court Order To Contact Child's Fatherhttp://www.ibtimes.com/mother-jailed-baptizing-daughter-despite-court-order-contact-childs-father-2654688
A North Carolina mother started serving a short jail sentence Friday morning after she disobeyed a court order and left the father of her daughter out of an important life event. Kendra Stocks had her daughter baptized and will serve seven days in jail, as the particulars of the child’s custody agreement prohibited Stocks from making that sort of decision, WSOC-9 reported.http://www.ibtimes.com/mother-jailed-baptizing-daughter-despite-court-order-contact-childs-father-2654688Sat, 17 Feb 2018 14:17:57 -0500 Has Brad Pitt Reached Out To Jennifer Aniston After Justin Theroux Split? http://www.ibtimes.com/has-brad-pitt-reached-out-jennifer-aniston-after-justin-theroux-split-2654680
Now that they are both estranged from their spouses "Bradifer" fans are ecstatic over the possibility that Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston could get back together. However, if such a thing were to ever happen, it wouldn't be for a while, as a new report indicates that Pitt has yet to reach out to his ex since she announced her split.http://www.ibtimes.com/has-brad-pitt-reached-out-jennifer-aniston-after-justin-theroux-split-2654680Sat, 17 Feb 2018 14:05:38 -0500Passenger's Repeated Farts Force Airline To Make Emergency Landinghttp://www.ibtimes.com/passengers-repeated-farts-force-airline-make-emergency-landing-2654668
An Amsterdam-bound flight was diverted to make an emergency landing due to a passenger's continuous farting and the heated exchange that broke out because of the flatulent incident.http://www.ibtimes.com/passengers-repeated-farts-force-airline-make-emergency-landing-2654668Sat, 17 Feb 2018 13:10:38 -05006 Moments You Missed On 'DOOL,' 'Y&R' And 'B&B' http://www.ibtimes.com/6-moments-you-missed-dool-yr-bb-2654676
Love was definitely in the air for couples on "Days of Our Lives," "The Young and the Restless" and "The Bold and the Beautiful," but Valentine's Week also had plenty of jaw-dropping and less lovable drama as well.
Though there was plenty of romance to make fans and the characters on the show alike both swoon, there was also quite a few bombshells which changed things up. In case you missed a moment of the shocking discoveries, loved up Valentine's Day celebrations, and even heartbreaks, here are the six biggest moments from the week of Feb. 12.http://www.ibtimes.com/6-moments-you-missed-dool-yr-bb-2654676Sat, 17 Feb 2018 13:00:54 -0500Parkland Shooting Copycat Threats Result In School Lockdowns, Arrestshttp://www.ibtimes.com/parkland-shooting-copycat-threats-result-school-lockdowns-arrests-2654666
In the wake of the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, on Valentine’s Day that took the lives of 17 students and faculty members, numerous copycat threats have put schools around the country on edge. Credible or not, some schools have gone on lockdown around America in the days following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting thanks to students making threats on social media.http://www.ibtimes.com/parkland-shooting-copycat-threats-result-school-lockdowns-arrests-2654666Sat, 17 Feb 2018 12:31:19 -0500Native Americans Called 'Red Men' On Homework, Parents Blast Racist Assignmenthttp://www.ibtimes.com/native-americans-called-red-men-homework-parents-blast-racist-assignment-2654636
Parents were alarmed to see a homework assignment distributed to students at Stonegate Elementary School in West Sacramento, California, that referred to Native Americans as "red men," which is an outdated racist term.http://www.ibtimes.com/native-americans-called-red-men-homework-parents-blast-racist-assignment-2654636Sat, 17 Feb 2018 11:42:02 -0500Runaway Emu Spotted In Texas City, Police Searching For Ownerhttp://www.ibtimes.com/runaway-emu-spotted-texas-city-police-searching-owner-2654641
Someone in Texas is missing a large, exotic bird and police want to reunite the two. The police department in the small city of Fulshear, Texas spotted an emu running free on a road, snapped a picture and posted a notice to Twitter. Whoever needs to find their missing emu was encouraged to contact the Fulshear Police Department as soon as possible, the Houston Chronicle reported.http://www.ibtimes.com/runaway-emu-spotted-texas-city-police-searching-owner-2654641Sat, 17 Feb 2018 11:10:17 -0500Sting Operation Arrests Swim Coach Carrying Teddy Bear, Chocolates For Undercover Teenhttp://www.ibtimes.com/sting-operation-arrests-swim-coach-carrying-teddy-bear-chocolates-undercover-teen-2654644
A 38-year-old upstate New York swim coach was arrested after an undercover sting operation ultimately led him to show up with a teddy bear and a box of chocolates intended for a 16-year-old girl.http://www.ibtimes.com/sting-operation-arrests-swim-coach-carrying-teddy-bear-chocolates-undercover-teen-2654644Sat, 17 Feb 2018 11:04:24 -0500NBA Slam Dunk Contest 2018: Start Time, Participants, Prediction For All-Star Eventhttp://www.ibtimes.com/nba-slam-dunk-contest-2018-start-time-participants-prediction-all-star-event-2654390
When it comes to NBA All-Star Weekend, the slam dunk contest is often the most exciting event. There’s a good chance the case will be the same this year with four exciting young players competing against each other.
NBA All-Star Saturday Night begins at 8 p.m. EST from Staples Center in Los Angeles, and the 2018 Slam Dunk Contest—the night’s third and final event—will probably start sometime between 9:30 and 10 p.m. EST on TNT. Dennis Smith Jr., Larry Nance Jr., Victor Oladipo and Donovan Mitchell are the participants.http://www.ibtimes.com/nba-slam-dunk-contest-2018-start-time-participants-prediction-all-star-event-2654390Sat, 17 Feb 2018 11:00:02 -0500Is ‘SNL’ New Tonight? 6 Things To Watch On Feb. 17http://www.ibtimes.com/snl-new-tonight-6-things-watch-feb-17-2653955
“SNL” is not new tonight, and fans won’t even be able to see a rerun. The Olympics have put “Saturday Night Live” Season 43 on hiatus until March, but there are still things to watch on Saturday, Feb. 17.
Olympics (11:30 p.m. EST, NBC) Alpine skiing and freestyle skiing will be on NBC in place of “SNL” tonight. With any luck, “Saturday Night Live” cast member Leslie Jones — who is an official contributor for the winter games — will be tweeting up a storm.http://www.ibtimes.com/snl-new-tonight-6-things-watch-feb-17-2653955Sat, 17 Feb 2018 10:30:01 -0500NYC Bitcoin Miner Interfered With T-Mobile's Wireless Network, FCC Claimshttp://www.ibtimes.com/nyc-bitcoin-miner-interfered-t-mobiles-wireless-network-fcc-claims-2654523
A resident of New York City was ordered by the the United States Federal Communications Commission to shut down his bitcoin mining rig after it was determined the machine was interfering with T-Mobile’s wireless network.
The order was made after the FCC began receiving complaints from T-Mobile about interference to its wireless network in the Brooklyn, New York area. FCC agents traced the source of the interference to the residence of Victor Rosario.http://www.ibtimes.com/nyc-bitcoin-miner-interfered-t-mobiles-wireless-network-fcc-claims-2654523Sat, 17 Feb 2018 10:02:51 -0500Why 'Amazing Race' Season 30 Stars Kristi Leskinen & Jen Hudak Will Win http://www.ibtimes.com/why-amazing-race-season-30-stars-kristi-leskinen-jen-hudak-will-win-2654011
They've been one of the most consistently performing teams through Season 30, and it's not a surprise that Kristi Leskinen and Jen Hudak, a.k.a #TeamExtreme, have made it to the final two legs on "The Amazing Race." While they will have to still compete hard, the two also seem most likely to be take home the title of "Amazing Race" champs—and of course, $1 million.http://www.ibtimes.com/why-amazing-race-season-30-stars-kristi-leskinen-jen-hudak-will-win-2654011Sat, 17 Feb 2018 09:40:02 -0500It’s Time To End The Debate About Video Games And Violencehttp://www.ibtimes.com/its-time-end-debate-about-video-games-violence-2654424
In the wake of the Valentine’s Day shooting at a Broward County, Florida high school, a familiar trope has reemerged: Often, when a young man is the shooter, people try to blame the tragedy on violent video games and other forms of media.http://www.ibtimes.com/its-time-end-debate-about-video-games-violence-2654424Sat, 17 Feb 2018 09:00:03 -0500What Marvel Movies Are Coming Out After ‘Black Panther’?http://www.ibtimes.com/what-marvel-movies-are-coming-out-after-black-panther-2654107
“Black Panther” only hit theaters on Friday, but after those post-credits scenes, fans are already anxious for the next Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. These are all the MCU titles coming out after “Black Panther”:
“Avengers: Infinity War” (May 4) Fans won’t have to wait long to see Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) again. He and several of his allies in Wakanda will show up to help out the Avengers in the epic team-up that fans have been waiting a decade to see.http://www.ibtimes.com/what-marvel-movies-are-coming-out-after-black-panther-2654107Sat, 17 Feb 2018 08:30:02 -0500Hallmark Channel ‘Wedding March 3’ Premiere: Meet The Cast, Watch Trailerhttp://www.ibtimes.com/hallmark-channel-wedding-march-3-premiere-meet-cast-watch-trailer-2654355
Jack Wagner and Josie Bissett are are back at it again with the latest installment of their Hallmark Channel “The Wedding March” franchise. They kicked it all of in 2016 with the original movie, followed it up in 2017 with a sequel, and now they’re ready to go again with “The Wedding March 3: Here Comes The Bride.”
What will the two stars get up to this time around? Let’s just see.http://www.ibtimes.com/hallmark-channel-wedding-march-3-premiere-meet-cast-watch-trailer-2654355Sat, 17 Feb 2018 08:00:03 -05002 Florida Students Injured By Gunfire On Way Back From Schoolhttp://www.ibtimes.com/2-florida-students-injured-gunfire-way-back-school-2654634
Two Middleton High School students were walking back home when they were shot and injured on Friday, Tampa police said.
The incident took place near the intersection of North 24th Street and East Curtis Avenue, Tampa, Florida, about 3:05 p.m. EST, Bradenton Herald reported. http://www.ibtimes.com/2-florida-students-injured-gunfire-way-back-school-2654634Sat, 17 Feb 2018 07:35:14 -0500What Is ERPO? Restraining Order For Guns May Help Curb Mass Shootings http://www.ibtimes.com/what-erpo-restraining-order-guns-may-help-curb-mass-shootings-2654630
A law which aims to restrict people with mental health problems and violent behavior from accessing firearms might get more traction in light of the recent cases of the mass shootings in the United States.
According to a report by ABC News, Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) is a law which gives family members and police authorities the power to restrict a person from getting a gun if he/she displays behavior which can cause danger with the possession of a firearm. http://www.ibtimes.com/what-erpo-restraining-order-guns-may-help-curb-mass-shootings-2654630Sat, 17 Feb 2018 07:19:07 -05007 Rocket Launch Photos Of Historic NASA Missionshttp://www.ibtimes.com/7-rocket-launch-photos-historic-nasa-missions-2653621
Rocket launches have given us immense displays of power for decades, going all the way back to the 1940s, when people fired off the first ones that were able to reach space.http://www.ibtimes.com/7-rocket-launch-photos-historic-nasa-missions-2653621Sat, 17 Feb 2018 07:10:02 -0500Susan Peirez, Delta Passenger Who Screamed At Baby, Suspended From Government Jobhttp://www.ibtimes.com/susan-peirez-delta-passenger-who-screamed-baby-suspended-government-job-2654627
The Delta Air Lines passenger, Susan Peirez, who screamed and complained about sitting beside a mother and her crying baby on Feb. 6, was suspended from her job at New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office, where she reportedly worked as a program director. http://www.ibtimes.com/susan-peirez-delta-passenger-who-screamed-baby-suspended-government-job-2654627Sat, 17 Feb 2018 06:16:37 -0500Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitt Reconciling? Fans Hope So After Justin Theroux Splithttp://www.ibtimes.com/jennifer-aniston-brad-pitt-reconciling-fans-hope-so-after-justin-theroux-split-2654539
Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt's fans are hoping that the exes will reconcile after her split from Justin Theroux.
Aniston and Pitt are both single following the "Horrible Bosses" star's announcement that she and Theroux are parting ways. On Thursday, the "Friends" alum and "The Leftovers" actor released a joint statement ending the speculations suggesting that they are no longer together.http://www.ibtimes.com/jennifer-aniston-brad-pitt-reconciling-fans-hope-so-after-justin-theroux-split-2654539Sat, 17 Feb 2018 05:37:33 -0500McGill Student Tries To Help Through Facebook Post After Noticing Suicide Notehttp://www.ibtimes.com/mcgill-student-tries-help-through-facebook-post-after-noticing-suicide-note-2654622
A student of McGill University, Quebec, Canada, acted immediately when she read a suicide message written on the wall in a bathroom on the third floor of the university’s Sherbrooke building.
According to a report by Global News, Avleen K. Mokha, 19, wrote a post on Facebook, Thursday, in an attempt to reach out to the student who wrote on the wall. The writing on the wall said, “I’m going to kill myself tonight. 15/02/18. xx peace McGill.” http://www.ibtimes.com/mcgill-student-tries-help-through-facebook-post-after-noticing-suicide-note-2654622Sat, 17 Feb 2018 05:07:09 -0500